Meat indigenous, total: Gross per capita … capita Index Number 100 in Benin
Benin: Meat indigenous, total: Gross per capita … capita Index Number 100 was 136.71 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
136.71
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
11th
of 184 countries
All-time high
161.26
in 1985
All-time low
84.08
in 2009
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Meat indigenous, total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Benin stood at 136.71.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Benin peaked at 161.26 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 84.08, in 2009.
Benin ranks 11th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Meat indigenous, total: Gross per capita … capita Index Number 100 in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 90.2 | — |
| 1962 | 93.58 | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 103.15 | +10.2% |
| 1964 | 108.83 | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 109.29 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 113.6 | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 117.85 | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 116.63 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 120.77 | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 119.07 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 116.47 | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 119.74 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 119.7 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 126.3 | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 133.64 | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 134.75 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 130.66 | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 133.87 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 133.63 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 138.89 | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 138.13 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 142.74 | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 152.8 | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 157.16 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 161.26 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 135.46 | -16.0% |
| 1987 | 129.63 | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 120.22 | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 112.74 | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 112.47 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 105.18 | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 104.49 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 101.25 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 104.46 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 99.38 | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 100.28 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 98.3 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 101.86 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 95.81 | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 112.23 | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 105.58 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 108.31 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 104.1 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 111 | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 111.18 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 105.72 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 105.72 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 93.45 | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 84.08 | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 96.87 | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 101.27 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 101.64 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 104.65 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 100.53 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 100.18 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.3 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 98.92 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.09 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 108.28 | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 103.3 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 117.83 | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 119.08 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 128.15 | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 136.71 | +6.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 136.71 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 98.72, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 136.71 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.65, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 108.21 | 90.2 | 120.77 | 9 |
| 1970s | 126.78 | 116.47 | 134.75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 138.9 | 112.74 | 161.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.35 | 95.81 | 112.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 104.14 | 84.08 | 112.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.97 | 96.87 | 108.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 121.01 | 103.3 | 136.71 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 8 China, Hong Kong SAR 152.2 compare
- 8 Micronesia (Federated States of) 101.45 compare
- 9 Indonesia 140.1 compare
- 10 Seychelles 137.95 compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 100.42 compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 96.19 compare
- 12 Guatemala 133.29 compare
- 13 India 132.41 compare
- 13 Melanesia 93.47 compare
- 14 United Arab Emirates 131.86 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2998 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.337 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 380.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6697 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Benin?
- Meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Benin was 136.71 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 161.26 in 1985.
- What is the lowest meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.08 in 2009.
- How does Benin rank for meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Benin ranks 11th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat indigenous, total — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.